Moderate performance of serum S100A12, in distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics for UC and CD group

	UC		CD
	N	%	N	%
Total	64		64
Sex
Men	40	62.5	35	54.7
Women	24	37.5	29	45.3
Age, mean (SD)	51.2(13.4)		40.3(15.6)
Age at onset
≥40 yrs	-		11	17.2
<40 yrs	-		53	82.8
Current smoking
No	54	84.4	21	32.8
Yes	10	15.6	43	67.2
Disease duration, mean (SD), years	7.1(0.3)		5.3(0.3)
Disease extent (UC)
Proctitis	18	28.1	-	-
Left-sided colitis	22	34.4	-	-
Pancolitis	24	37.5	-	-
Disease location (CD)
Ileitis	-	-	22	34.4
Colitis	-	-	11	17.2
Ileocolitis	-	-	31	48.4
Disease behavior
Stricturing	-	-	14	21.9
Penetrating	-	-	9	14.1
NS/NP	-	-	41	64
Extraintestinal manifestations
None	43	67.2	34	53.1
1 or more	21	32.8	30	46.9
Treatment
5-ASA	49	76.6	54	84.4
Corticosteroids	25	39.1	46	71.9
Immunosuppressants	14	21.9	21	32.8
Anti-TNF	3	4.7	16	25.0
Surgery	1	1.6	2	3.1

UC: ulcerative colitis, CD: Crohn's disease, yrs: years, NS/NP: non stricturing non penetrating

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